Total Crime Rate

273.0 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

All offences · May 2025 - Apr 2026

Violent Crime Rate

101.2 per 1,000 10/10 · Very High

May 2025 - Apr 2026
Latest update: 06.06.2026 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 273.0 10/10
  • Violent crimes 101.2 10/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 76.7 10/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 76.7 9/10
  • Burglary 24.5 10/10
  • Other theft 24.5 10/10
  • Drugs 12.3 9/10
  • Public order 12.3 8/10
  • Other crime 9.2 9/10
  • Theft from the person 9.2 8/10
  • Bicycle theft 6.1 8/10
  • Possession of weapons 6.1 8/10
  • Robbery 6.1 7/10
  • Vehicle crime 6.1 6/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.1 2/10
  • Shoplifting 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · May 2025 - Apr 2026 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

Wharf Lane area has the 7th highest crime rate of 41 local areas in Limehouse , and the 159th highest crime rate of 693 local areas in Tower Hamlets .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around Wharf Lane (E14 7PD) in the last 12 months was 273.0 per 1,000 residents and was 123.8% higher than the Limehouse average (122.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Anti-social behaviour with 25 offences recorded. The least common crime was Criminal damage and arson with 1 case , unchanged from 2025. The fastest-growing crime category was Other theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Public order ( -63.6% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 33 (≈ 101.2 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were falling ( -17.5% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has falling ( -55.6% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around Wharf Lane (E14 7PD), the main crime hotspot is near St Anne'S Row. Police recorded 106 crimes here, including 34 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in Wharf Lane area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (30/106)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Apr 2026Criminal damage and arson Brenton Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tivoli Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Burglary St Anne'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Row —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour St Anne'S Row —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne Street Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Possession of weapons St Anne Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Bate Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Tivoli Way Under investigation
Apr 2026Vehicle crime Tivoli Way Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Tivoli Way —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Colt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Three Colt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Other theft Three Colt Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Colt Street —
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Three Colt Street —
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwater Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Southwater Close Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Southwater Close —
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Anne'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Vehicle crime St Anne'S Passage Investigation complete; no suspect identified
Apr 2026Public order St Anne'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences St Anne'S Row Under investigation
Apr 2026Violence and sexual offences Newell Street Under investigation
Apr 2026Anti-social behaviour Dora Street —
Apr 2026Other crime Agnes Street Awaiting court outcome
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Data Sources

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